Princess Alia University College Female Students' Attitude towards Distance Learning and Its Relevancy to Psychological Security

Abstract

The current study aimed to identify Princess Alia University College female students’ attitudes towards distance learning and their relevancy to the level of psychological security feeling, in the light of the variable of school years (the second and the third). The study used the descriptive correlational method, whereas the study population was of (1192) female students registered in summer month’s course for the year (2019/2020).

The selected sample was chosen according to stratified random method which is consisting of (323) female students from the original population of the study. The study developed two study tools, the students’ orientation scale towards distance learning and that of psychological security feeling in accordance with the sample of the study. After verifying their authenticity and stability they were applied on the sample. The results indicated that the trend of Princes Alia University College female students and the level of psychological security feeling were negative in middle level. The results showed a direct positive relationship statistically significant between the students’ trend towards distance learning and psychological security feeling of the College female students. The results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences at the statistical significance level (α≤0.05) among the students’ attitudes in distance learning attributed to the variable of school years the second and the third year. The results also showed that there were no differences of statistical significance at level (α=0.05) in the level of psychological security feeling of Princess Alia University College female students and that attributed to the school years the (second and the third).

The researcher recommends working to spread awareness of the importance of distance learning and methods of electronic learning through workshops and through meeting professionals to clarify the concept of distance learning among students and to shed lights on its positivity and on its sides.Also she recommends putting up plans and educational Programs alternative to emergent cases suiting the needs of female students in distance learning, using them side by side to face to face education and keeping up with modern era and future, raising the skills of students to deal with environmental requirements successfully.

The researcher recommends working on developing the positive trends of Princess Alia University College students for distance learning.